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<div class="fp-title"><span class="fp-number">Livre 1, Fable 2</span><span class="fp-text">LES GRENOUILLES QUI CHERCHAIENT UN ROI</span></div>
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<div class="fp-title"><span class="fp-number">Liber I, Fabula II</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">RANAE REGEM PETIERUNT</span></div>
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<td class="fp-left"><span class="fp-paragraph"><span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">1&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Alors qu'Athènes fleurissait avec ses lois équitables,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">2&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">un excès de liberté vint troubler la cité,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">3&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">et la licence détacha le mors primitif.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">4&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Puis des factions conspirèrent dans les partis,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">5&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">et le tyran Pisistrate s'empara de la citadelle.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">6&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Comme les Athéniens pleuraient leur triste servitude,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">7&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">non parce qu'il était cruel, mais parce que toute charge</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">8&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">inhabituelle est généralement lourde, ils commencèrent à se plaindre,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">9&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">et Ésope leur raconta cette fable.</span></span></span></td>
<td class="fp-right"><span class="fp-paragraph"><span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">1&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Athenae cum florerent aequis legibus,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">2&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">procax libertas civitatem miscuit</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">3&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">frenumque solvit pristinum licentia.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">4&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Hic conspiratis factionum partibus</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">5&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">arcem tyrannus occupat Pisistratus.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">6&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Cum tristem servitutem flerent Attici</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">7&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">(non quia crudelis ille, sed quoniam gravis</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">8&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">omnino insuetis onus esset) coepissent queri,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">9&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Aesopus talem tum fabellam retulit.</span></span></span></td>
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<td class="fp-left"><span class="fp-paragraph"><span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">10&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Les grenouilles, qui erraient en toute liberté dans leur marais,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">11&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">demandèrent à Jupiter d'un grand cri, un roi,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">12&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">afin qu'il réprime leurs mœurs dissolues.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">13&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Le père des dieux se mit à rire, et leur donna</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">14&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">un petit soliveau qui, jeté soudainement dans les eaux,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">15&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">effraya ce peuple craintif à cause du bruit et des remous.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">16&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Alors qu'il restait enfoncé dans la vase après un long moment,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">17&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">d'aventure, l'une d'elles sort la tête hors de l'eau sans rien dire,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">18&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">et une fois le roi examiné, les appelle toutes.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">19&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Abandonnant toute crainte, elles nagent vers elle avec entrain,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">20&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">et la foule effrontée saute sur le bout de bois.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">21&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Après l'avoir complètement souillé avec affront,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">22&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">elles s'adressèrent à Jupiter en lui demandant un autre roi,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">23&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">puisque celui qu'il leur avait donné était inutile.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">24&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Il leur envoya alors une hydre, qui d'une dent aigüe</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">25&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">se met à les saisir une par une. C'est en vain</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">26&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">qu'elles fuient la mort, sans ressort, la peur leur coupant la voix.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">27&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Puis, elles mandatent Mercure en secret pour que Jupiter</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">28&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">les secoure alors qu'elles sont terrassées. Mais au contraire, le dieu</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">29&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">dit&nbsp;: «&nbsp;Puisque vous n'avez pas voulu supporter votre bon roi,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">30&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">endurer le méchant jusqu'au bout.&nbsp;» Ésope ajouta&nbsp;: «&nbsp;Vous aussi, citoyens,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">31&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">supportez tout cela, plutôt qu'un malheur encore pire ne vous arrive.&nbsp;»</span></span></span></td>
<td class="fp-right"><span class="fp-paragraph"><span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">10&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Ranae vagantes liberis paludibus</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">11&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">clamore magno regem petiere ab Jove,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">12&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">qui dissolutos mores ut compesceret.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">13&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Pater deorum risit atque illis dedit</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">14&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">parvum tigillum, missum quod subito <span class="fp-correction" title="vadi  (orig. avec f. de gram.)"><span class="fp-difference">vadis</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="vadis  (f. de gram. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">vadi</span></span></span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">15&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">motu sonoque terruit pavidum genus.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">16&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Hoc mersum limo cum jaceret diutius,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">17&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">forte una tacite profert e stagno caput</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">18&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate"><span class="fp-manuscript" title="Afficher le manuscrit (édition paléographique)"
>[<a target="fppithoeanus" href="http://www.archive.org/stream/lesfablesdephdr00robegoog#page/n66/mode/1up">p.3</a>]</span> et explorato rege cunctas evocat.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">19&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate"><span class="fp-correction" title="Ille  (orig. avec var. orth.)"><span class="fp-difference">Illae</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="Illae  (var. orth. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">Ille</span></span> timore posito certatim adnatant</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">20&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">lignumque super turba petulans insilit.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">21&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Quod cum inquinassent omni contumelia,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">22&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">alium rogantes regem misere ad Jovem,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">23&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">inutilis quoniam esset qui fuerat datus.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">24&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Tum misit illis hydrum, qui dente aspero</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">25&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">corripere coepit singulas. Frustra necem</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">26&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate"><span class="fp-correction" title="fugitant  (orig. avec f. d'orth.)"><span class="fp-difference">fugiant</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="fugiant  (f. d'orth. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">fugitant</span></span> inertes, vocem praecludit metus.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">27&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Furtim igitur dant Mercurio mandata ad Jovem</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">28&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">afflictis ut succurrat. Tunc contra deus&nbsp;:</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">29&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">«&nbsp;Quia noluistis vestrum ferre, inquit, bonum,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">30&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">malum perferte.&nbsp;» «&nbsp;Vos quoque, cives, ait,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">31&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">hoc sustinete, majus ne veniat malum.&nbsp;»</span></span></span></td>
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<div class="fp-translator">Traduit par M. Corne, 5/11/2011</div>
<div class="fp-la-fontaine">Lire la fable de La Fontaine&nbsp;: <a href="http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Les_Grenouilles_qui_demandent_un_Roi">Les Grenouilles qui demandent un Roi</a></div>
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